SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK: newspaper pricing and notices
The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including 3 months at 4.55, 6 months, and 1 year with advance payments. It shows regional pricing for Montana, Idaho, and western areas, plus mailing terms. It notes The Standard Publishing Company as official Silver Bow paper and AP exclusive rights and provides address details for advertising and circulation.
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Caiy
Standard Publishing Company
Silver Bow Co
Associated Plans
Associated Press
AP News
Butte
Montana
Congress
It Remains for Montanans to Discover Montana
National Geographic highlights Montana as hospitable and resource rich. Two million visitors come yearly, with untapped water and oil potential, strong recreation and agricultural bases, and vast mineral wealth beneath mountains and plains. The piece urges Montanans to capitalize on these assets.
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Montana
National Geographic Magazine
United States
Texas
Union
Leo A. Borah
National Geographic
Mad Invention Lancelot De Mole Dies in Australia
Australian inventor Lancelot De Mole, credited by some as the inventor of the tank, died recently. He reportedly proposed a war tank concept to Britain’s War Office in early 1912, suggesting early development could have altered World War I. The War Office reportedly resisted new ideas at the time.
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Lancelot de Mole
Australia
de Mole
British War Office
England
War Office
New Communist Rules in East Germany
East Germany faces new laws promoted by Soviet backed authorities that would end patriarchal home rule. Boys and girls may marry at 18, vote, and choose work without parental consent. Women would gain public roles while the state expands control over private life.
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Germany
Russia
East Germany
De Mole’s Tank Idea Sparks Mixed Fame and Slights
The article recalls De Mole as the first inventor honored with the Order of the British Empire for the tank concept, yet notes he received no money while later inventors earned 15,000 pounds. It cites a war office archival margin calling the man mad and reflects on how the weapon’s destruction colors judgment of his achievement.
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de Mole
War Office
Why We Have So Many Left Fielders
Senator Taft quipped that the president’s economic advisory group has three left fielders, implying a shortage of right fielders. The piece argues business leaders should engage in politics, participate locally, fund parties, stay informed, and influence policy to improve governance, noting only about half the electorate voted last election.
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Taft
Ohio
Roy Blough
Council of Economic Advisers
Paul Fitzpatrick
New York State Democratic Committee
Fitzpatrick
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Space age views spark debate on solar system reach
Washington Scene writer Copernicus X. Flaherty cites Donald Keyhoe and defends expansive space travel ideas. He recalls 1948 49 defense department hints on interplanetary ventures, critiques 80th Congress era limits, and urges open minds for cooperative plans beyond Venus Mercury and Mars. He cites President as Taurus, Venusian, and predicts later solar system ventures.
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Washington
Copernicus X. Flaherty
Astrophysical
P Street
Dixon
Donald Keyhoe
Defense Department
Teapot Dome
Congress
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Space ship banter and citrus border quirks
By George Dixon notes flying saucers spark curiosity about Earth. Rep. J Hardin Peterson of Florida touts Florida citrus by shipping oranges to Rep. John R. Murdock of Arizona, but border inspectors seize the crate. Arizona keeps citrus import limits due to pests. Florida has lifted them. Rep. Charles Halleck receives a postcard proposing a department of matrimony led by a maternity general to tackle single Americans.
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J. Hardin Peterson
Florida
Peterson
Arizona
House Public Lands Committee
John R. Murdock
Murdock
Charles Halleck
Indiana
United States
The Case For Early Poetry in School Curriculum
The author urges teaching Mother Goose to young children and expanding to Stevenson Longfellow Whitman and Shakespeare. Biblical verses should be familiar to every public school child. Exposure to classic poetry and prose enriches vocabulary, shapes thinking, and comforts through life, with children recalling verses in distress. How much poetry should a child recite?
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Mother Goose
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Longfellow
Whittier
Wordsworth
Bryant
Whitman
Shakespeare
Public domain timber lands total 28 million acres in US
A report notes 28 million acres of public domain timber and woodland exist in the United States. The vast area underscores federal ownership of forested lands and potential impacts on timber policies and land management nationwide.
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United States
Your Birthday Horoscope For Wednesday June 7
Birthday guidance for June 6 to 7 readers highlights Gemini through Pisces with brief daily advice. It notes tendencies toward originality courage and strong family ties, then provides star sign specific tips on mood, work, study, and relationships. The tone is period style and horoscope focused.
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Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
Hydrogen fuel story hints at space rocket use
The text explains liquid hydrogen as a fuel and liquid oxygen as the oxidizer for future rockets. It notes that hydrogen balloons could lift to great heights, but space exit requires liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to enable combustion.
Nationwide mobile phone service coming soon
A car phone enabling calls while traveling nationwide may arrive sooner than expected. Urban mobile service already operates in over 60 cities across the United States and Canada.
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United States
Canada
These Days By George E Sokolszyk
Opinion column warns against ratifying the genocide convention, arguing it could bind the United States to UN actions and war without Congress approval. The piece questions definitions of genocide, cites potential overreach in speech and press protections, and urges careful study of Article VITI and State Department interpretations.
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George E. Sokolsky
Senate
Hitler
New Orleans
Buchenwald
Dachau
Lidice
United States
Stalin
United Nations
Soviet Russia
Congress
State Department
Paul Robeson
Poughkeepsie
Mao Tastung
Mme
Sun Yat-sen
Soviet China
Jiggs
Maggie
Harry Hershfield
Walter Winchell
Miss Flagstad
Somme Aisne Front Battles and Wartime Notes June 6 1940
World War II era report notes Gen Weygand's French forces holding the Somme Aisne line as Hitler launches a blitzkrieg toward Le Havre and Rouen. Also mentions German sources claiming a broad front advance along the English Channel coast. Local items include John A. Shelton's Iowa State College commencement trip and Missouri mining news.
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Maxime Weygand
Somme-Aisne
Hitler
Butte
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
University of Michigan
Mr. Shelton
Iowa School
Michigan College
George Vivian
Tulsa
Oklo
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Sutter
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Washington Scene
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Froid
Central High School Boys’ Glee Club
Francis Small
Fred Lenz
A. E. Oliveira
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Paul Starr
J. O’donnell
James Burns
Melvin Dempsey
Raymond Walsh
Edward Sullivan
James Murray
Harry Toohill
William Dolan
Maurice McGrath
Edward Tamm
John Shea
Emmett Sheehan
Ivan McFadden
Leo Lamey
John Mitchell
Joseph Sullivan
Hugh Brown
Babe Canning
Lawrence Myers
Emmett Doherty
Butte High School
Washington, D. C
George Washington Law College
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Butte Inland Empire Aerial Transportation Company
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Deer Lodge
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Mr. Berkin
Orphan Girl Mine
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